The following is video from the recent 2017 deployment of medium icebreaker USCGC Healy in the Arctic. A detachment of Navy and Coast Guard divers teamed to practice diving in the extreme cold.
Video: U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Divers Swim Beneath Arctic Ice
August 15, 2017 9:58 AM - Updated: August 15, 2017 10:25 AM
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